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/brˈɔɪlər/ Listen

noun

Broiler n. One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels. "What doth he but turn broiler,... make new libels against the church?"

Broiler n.

One who broils, or cooks by broiling.

A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling, or the compartment in a stove where such a utensil is located.

A chicken or other bird fit for broiling. (Colloq.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Broiler" Quotes from Famous Books

... fish down the back and soak for half an hour in brine. Rinse in fresh water, dry on a towel and broil on a buttered broiler. Serve on a hot platter with melted butter poured over, and garnish with watercress and ...

— How to Cook Fish • Olive Green

... of having porterhouse or sirloin steaks taken right out of their lives, so some other device is necessary, such as a charcoal broiler or the old-fashioned, long-handled broiler held over the fireplace coals or, in winter, those of the furnace. One may argue brightly that meat cooked by these primitive methods has a superior flavor, but it is definitely veering away from the assembly idea and most certainly ...

— If You're Going to Live in the Country • Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley

... three chops from the face of the kitchen table and put them in the broiler. Be economical with the sawdust, which can be forced into a cottage pudding. When the chops begin to sizzle, add a red necktie and a small bunch of imitation butter and stir gently. Now let them sizzle. If the chops crack across the surface ...

— Skiddoo! • Hugh McHugh

... explain to mammy the modern conveniences with which her apartment was furnished. The gas stove was the contrivance which interested the colored woman most. After the mistress of the household had lighted the oven, the broiler, and the other burners and felt certain the old servant understood its operations, the mistress hurried ...

— Toaster's Handbook - Jokes, Stories, and Quotations • Peggy Edmund & Harold W. Williams, compilers

... touch domestic poultry! At the same time, when a hawk of any kind, or an owl, sets to work deliberately and persistently to clean out a farmer's poultry yard, and is actually doing it, that farmer is justified in killing that bird. But, the occasional loss of a broiler is not to be regarded as justification for a war of extermination on all the hawks that fly! Individual wild-animal nuisances can occasionally become so exasperating as to justify the use of the gun,—when ...

— Our Vanishing Wild Life - Its Extermination and Preservation • William T. Hornaday

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